While attending AAM's annual meeting in Cleveland, I visited the
     Cleveland Museum of Natural History.  They had a small earthquake
     exhibit that was good.  They had a video running with a couple of seats
     in front of it.  Every few minutes the whole seating area would shake
     to give the visitor a sense of what the earthquake felt like.

     Laura McMann Mahoney
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     My first exhibit as the new history curator of the Los Gatos museum
     will be on the Loma Prieta quake - 10 years later. We're located near
     its epicenter, in California's Silicon Valley.

     Set to open in mid-August, I'm moving fast on websites and local
     resources, but would deeply appreciate any tips from exibits you may
     have seen or installed.

     My stumbling block is what 3-dimensional objects to include. Besides
     then & now photos documenting the damage and recovery, I'm struggling
     with how to make the impact feel real - not flat and clean like the
     photos... Broken china and glass would add to the effect - garage sale
     time! Obviously, the museum's regular collection will NOT have a high
     profile here...

     Our display space is small - about 1250 square feet - but has a rustic
     charm - it's an old (1854) flour mill. Lighting is good. We've got
     video and slide projection capabilities.

     I'd like to add audio - with the sounds made in a 15 second, 7.1
     earthquake. Crashing trees, broken glass, snapping electrical wires...
     not something I can re-create myself with ease! ;-)

     Thanks for any tips you may have - Laura Bajuk Executive Director
     Los Gatos Museum Assn.
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